Term Definition

propeller a hub with three or more blades projected from it

and secured to the aft end of the propeller shaft by
key; when the shaft is rotated by engine, the blades
cut the water developing a thrust that propels the
ship
it is designated right-handed when the propeller
turns clockwise when viewed from aft, and left-
handed when turning anti-clockwise
the tip of the blade is the point furthest from the hub
while the root is connected to the hub
face of the blade is the after surface and the working
surface of the blades, opposite is the back of the
bldae
leading edge is the edge of the blade that cuts the
water first when moving ahead; opposite is the
following edge

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boss of propeller, the central part to which propeller
blades are attached and through which the shaft end
passes
bossing the curved protuding portion of the ship's shell
plating that surrounds and supports the propeller
shaft
bow thruster a reversible propeller placed in an athwartship
tunnel in the underwater hull of a ship; usually
located near the bow, the side thrust created by the
running propeller improves manoeuvrability,
especially during berthing
cavitation a phenomenon in which the pressure within a liquid
falls to a level low enough for the liquid to vaporise
and form local cavities; this may occur in a
propeller rotating in water causing a drop in
propeller efficiency and pitting on blade surfaces
controllable pitch
propeller
a propeller with blades that can be rotated in
position to achieve ahead, astern or neutral thrust,
the main engine only needs to run in a constant
direction; also known as variable pitch propeller or
CPP for short
effective the power required to pull the ship through smooth
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horsepower water and still air without any propeller related
complications; sometimes known as towrope
horsepower; ehp for short
kort nozzle a circular ring-like nozzle fitted around a propeller
to increase thrust at low speed
negative slip the actual distance travelled by a ship is greater
than the theoretical distance calculated by the
number of revolutions and pitch of the propeller
shaft a rod or bar designed and built for transmitting rotary
motion; shortened term for propeller shaft
shaft coupling a fitting connecting two lengths of propeller
shafting, for example, a rigid coupling using bolts to
connect the flanges of the adjacent shafts solidly
together
shaft horsepower the net power available at the propeller shaft after
loosing some power to overcome the friction in the
engine running gear, the reduction gears, thrust
block or other transmission devices; thus, this is
always less than the indicated horsepower, and for
geared engines, this is also less than the brake
horsepower; shp for short
slip ! the difference between the actual distance
travelled by a ship and the theoretical distance
computed by the number of revolutions and
propeller pitch; see negative slip and positive slip;
"! inclined ways, sloping towards water, on which
ships are built and launched; also refers to inclined
ways, fitted with wheels, which can be hauled up to
expose the ship's bottom for repair and painting
stern tube a cast iron tube through which the tailshaft passes to
the propeller; acts as an after bearings for the
shafting and may be water or oil lubricated
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tachometer ! instrument for measuring velocity and giving
revolution per minute as indication; "! name given to
a 'counter' for indicating the number of propeller
revolutions per minute
tailshaft the after section of a propeller shaft that passes
through the stern tube; its outboard end is tapered to
take the propeller; sometimes written as tail shaft
thrust block a block designed to take the thrust of the propeller
thrust shaft steel shaft designed with a single thrust collar
between the coupling flanges; fitted immediately aft
of crankshaft, one end of its coupling flange is bolted
to the crankshaft and the other end to the
intermediate or propeller shafting; the collar,
positioned between the thrust pads in the thrust
block, transmits the propeller thrust to the ship's
structure through the thrust block
twin screws twin propellers, one on each of centreline, rotate in
opposite directions during operation
water ballast sea water taken on board to increase propeller
submersion and improve stability especially during
an unloaded voyage; it is usually carried in the
double bottom, forepeak and aftpeak tanks
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